Car-fender.



No. 838,621. k l PATENTED OCT. 16, 1906. J. OLEARY. CAR FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18. 1906.

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No. 833,621.l PATENTED 00T. 16, 1906.

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GAR FENDER.

APPLIOATION' FILED JUNE 18. 1906.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIcE.

JOHN OVLEARY, OF COHOES, NEW YORK.

CAR-FENDER.

Specic'aton of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. AV16, 1906.

Application filed June 13, 1906. Serial No. 322,278.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN OLEARY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oohoes, in the county of Albany and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Oar-Fenders, of which the foljlowing is a specification.

This invention relates to car-fenders; and

the object of the same is to improve the construction disclosed in myPatentNo. 792,920, dated June 20, 1905. The improved constructionrenders this particular class of carfenders'more positive and leffective'in their operation and more readily sensitive lto adjustment.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of theseveral parts which hook or catch devices in connection therewith. Fig.5 is a detail elevation of a locking-latch coperating with parts of thefender.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

The improved fender structure may be supported in any desirable manner,and while it is shown applied to a car end it will f be understood thatit can be equally well used on an automobile or other like vehicle. Forthe purpose of illustration, however, the improved fender is shownapplied to a car end, and, referring thereto, the numeral 1 designatesthe sills or licor structure and 2 vance of the front end of the car.

the dash. Depending from the floor structure are apertured hangers 3, towhich arms 4 are adjustably connected through the medium of bolts orother analogous devices 5, the arms 4 being slotted,`as at 6, to permitthem to be regulated as to their extent in ad- The apertured brackets 3also provide for elevating and lowering the arms 4, as desired, toaccommodate the height of the bed or flooring of thecar above the groundsurface. The outer ends of the arms 4 are secured to vertical supports 7havingcentral vertical slots 8 one in each-to which the ends of the armsare bolted, as at 9, the supports by this means being capable ofvertical adjustment on the arms. At their upper extremities the arms areprovided with spaced projections or guide-studs 10 for a purpose whichWill be more fully hereinafter specified.

To the: lower ends -of the supports 7 -in advance of the verticalsections of thelatter controlling-levers 11 are attached, each of saidlevers having a projection 12 fulcrumed to the support, as at 13, theforward extremities of the controlling-levers 11 being movably attachedto a back frame consisting of side members or bars 14, provided withinwardly-projecting catch-shoulders 15 near their upper ends, These sidebars or mem bersk 14 move between the projections or studs 10 on theupper extremities of the supports 7 and have opposite or front and rearconcave and convex edges, which cause the said bars or members to movein curved' planes and to project the back frame as an entirety over therear part of the lower portion of the fender or to withdraw the backframe rearwardly. This back frame is withdrawn rearwardly. when elevatedand is projected forwardly when lowered. The side bars or members 14 ofthe back frame have cross-bars 16 and 17 secured to the upper and lowerportions thereof, and terminally connected to the cross-bars arevertically-arranged cushionsprings 18, having upper and lower loopedends 19 and 20, the said looped ends being turned rearwardly to projectthe main body portions of the springs forwardly and the lower loops 20extended a considerable distance below the lower cross-bar 17 toeffectively provide a cushion in advance of the operating mechanism.These springs 18 are preferably of the form shown in Fig. 1 and may beconstructed of suitable material adapted for the purpose, preferablymetal, and arranged close enough to be effective in forming a backcushion, so that persons picked up or thrown into the improved fenderwill be handled with safety and without liability of breaking bones orreceiving serious bruises or physical shocks. The extremities of thecontrollinglevers 11 opposite those attached to the si el bars ormembers 14 are weighted or provided `with an increased quantity ofmaterial or IOO IIO

11 that the latter are,in effect, bell-crank levers with the weightaddition, and when the said controlling-levers move past the planes ofthe fulcrums of the projections 12, or rearwardly toward the car towhich the fender is applied, the parts under control of the levers 11will be maintained in elevated position, and in conjunction with thisformation of the controlling-levers the weighted extremities 2 1 thereofcooperate to render the maintenance of portions of the fender in raisedposition more effective.

The lower portion of the fender has side arms 22, provided with rearupwardly-proj ected back extensions or members 23, which bear againstthe outer sides of the controllinglevers 11 and are pivotally connectedto the latter by studs or pins 24, and secured to the forwardextremities of the horizontal members of the said side arms 22 is anangular nose 24a, preferably formed of wood, and at the rear portions ofthe horizontal members of these side arms or adjacent to the elbows 25between the said horizontal members and j sions 23 and to be effectivein cushioning a person thrown or falling onto the lower part of thefender. The horizontal members of the side bars or arms 22 havedepending ears 29, from which bolts or pins 30 extend inwardly throughslots 31, formed in the forward extremities of horizontal members 32 ofcatch-arms 33, these catch-arms having rear upward extensions 34,Vterminating in hooks 35 to engage the shouldered catches 15 on the barsor members 14 of the back frame of the fender. Projecting from the rearof the extensions 34 of the catch-arms 33 are slotted guides 36 toreceive the studs or pins 24, projecting inwardly from the upperextensions 23 of the side bars 22. The front extremities of thehorizontal members 32 ofthe catch-arms are connected by a transversenose-bar 38, and centrally attached to the rear edge of this nose-bar isa pull-chain or analogous device 39, whichruns rearwardly in centralrelation to the fender and passes upwardly over a grooved pulley 40,held by a bracket or hanger 41, depending from the bed or platform ofthe car. The chain or analogous device 39 engages the lower portion 41abeing adapted for engagement by the foot ofthe motorman. The object of.this chain or analogous pull device 39 is to release the fenden andcause it to assume a lowered position from the platform or bed of thecar; but if the nose-bar 38 be struck or comes in contact with anobject, such as a person crossing ahead of the car, it is thrownrearwardly, and the fender is by this movement automatically releasedand assumes a lowered position.

' On the arms 4 brackets 43 are secured, and attached to the upper endsthereof are stoplatches 44, which are free to move and may f be throwninwardly out of operative position. When thrown into operative position,they are adapted to have the upper ends of the extensions 23 of the sidebars or arms 22 contact therewith to restrict the rearward movement ofthe lower portion of the fender. When these stop -latches 44 aremanually thrown inward out of operative position, the lower portion ofthe fender may move a greater distance to the rear.

The springs 27 form a yielding bed having a back cushion through theupwardly-projected portions 28 thereof, and the said springs 27 will bestiff enough to support a person falling onto the fender, and 'yet yieldenough to prevent injury to such person.

From the foregoing description the operation of the fender will no doubtbe understood, and it is as follows: When the car is traveling, thefender is elevated or in the position shown by Fig. 1, the hooks 35 whenthe parts are in elevated position being in engagement with theshouldered projections 15. If the nose-b ar strikes against any objector person in advance of the fender, the arms 33 are pushed rearward andthe hooks or catches 35 are released from the shoulders 15, and the backstructure, including the side bars 14 and the springs 18, rises, and thecontrolling-levers 1 1 under such conditions assume the position shownby Fig 2, so as to provide a horizontal and back spring-support, againstwhich the person falling onto the fender comes in contact, and the partsof the fender will remain in IIO lowered position by reason of the factthat the levers 21 counterbalance the weight of the lower frame, and,furthermore, the said levers being thrown over and their weighted endsdepressed below the pivotal points thereof prevent the parts of thefender from moving out of the position shown by Fig. 2 until they arerestored by depressing the treadle 41,

which pulls rearwardly on the chain or other ing rearwardly from theextensions 34 of said catch-arms, shift on the'studs or pins 37 .and'

Athe hooks 35 thereof and the shoulders 15.

The inward movement of the nose-bar 38 is effected against theresistance of retractile springs 45, secured to the catch-arms 33 andadjacent portions of the lower or horizontal part `of the fender. Thesesprings always tend to force the nose-bar 38 into normal position whenpressure is relieved Jfrom said bar. When the parts of the fender arelowered, as shown by Fig. 2, the controlling-levers 11 will be throwninto such position that the weight of the parts imposed on the forwardextremities of said levers will overcome the opposite weightedextremities 21 of the same levers.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1.In a car-ender, a lower Jframe, an automatically-movable upper or backtrame, resilient means carried by portions oi the two frames,counterbalancing members connected to the two frames, and a support forthe counterbalancing members.

2. In a car-fender, an upper frame and a lower frame, the upper framebeing adapted to be automatically moved to lowered position by themovement oi the lower frame, and counterbalancing members movablyconnected to the two frames.

3. In a car-fender, an upper frame and a lower frame,counterbalancing-levers interposed between and pivotally connected tothe two frames, and support means to which the counterbalancing-leversare movably attached.

4. In a car-fender, an upper frame, a lower frame having slide deviceswith upper hooks to engage portions of the upper frame, andcounterbalancing controlling-levers interposed between and movablyattached to the two Frames.

5. In a car-fender, an upper frame, .a lower frame, .the two frameshaving resilient devices thereon, and counterbalancingcontrolling-levers interposed between and pivotally connected to the twoframes.

6. In a car-fender, an upper Jrame,a lower frame provided with slidedevices having hooks to engage portions of the upper frame,counterbalancing controlling-levers interposed between and movablyconnected to the two frames, and resilient means to return the slidedevices to normal position.

7. In a car-fender, an upper Jframe, a lower frame provided with slidedevices having hooks to engage portions of the upper frame,counterbalancing controlling-levers interposed between and movablyconnected to the two frames, resilient means to return the slide devicesto normalyposition, and a pull element connected to' a portion of thelower frame and operativei'rom the body of the car. 8. In a car-fender,an upper frame, a lower irame weighted to cause its' automatic shittanoperative position, and simultaneously move the upper frame, and asupport engaging portions of the upper frame to guide the latter in itsmovement. v

9. In a car-fender, an upper frame, a lower frame mounted for swingingmovement and eighted to cause its automatic shifting motion from a setor normal position to an operative position, said lower frame, on saidshifting motion, serving to cause the upperl frame to move downwardly,and means for manually controlling the operation of the fender.

10. In a car-fender, an upper frame, alower frame, slide devicescoperating with the lower frame and connected to a vnose forming ingmotion from a set or normal position toy the advance portion of thelower frame -and also providedwith hook devices to engage portions ofthe upper frame, counterbalancing controlling-levers movably attached tothe two frames, and means for manually controlling the operation ofthefender.

11. The combination of a car, and a fender adjustably held on the carand comprising upper and lower movable frames, and counterbalancingcontrolling-levers interposed between and movably connected to theJframes.

12. In a car-fender, an u per frame embodying end bars with shoulders orcatches on parts thereof and springs at the front de- -pending below theend bars, a lower frame avingcushioning-springs thereon, and sidesprovided with hooks to engage the shoulders or catches, andcounterbalancing-levers interposed between and movably connected to theup er and lower frames.

13. n a car-fender, an upper frame and a lower frame, the lower framebeing automatically shiftable from a set to an operative positionand'serving, on its shifting motion, to thrust the upper framedownwardly, the lower frame being provided with a nose-bar movableinwardly and outwardly and controlling the automatic operation of thefender when struck.

14. In a car-fender, the combination of a car having supports rejectingtherefrom, limiting-latches mova ly held by the supports, a lower framehaving side members adapted to engage the said latches, the said lowerframe being automatically shiitable from a set to an operative position,an upper frame which is thrust downwardly by the shifting motion of thelower frame, and means for manually controlling the fender.

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15. In a car-fender, supporting means hav- 4In testimony whereof I havehereunto set ing heads with studs projecting outwardly 'my hand inpresence' of two subscribing wittherefrom, an upper frame having sidebars nesses. l movable between the said studs, a lowerl JOHN OLEARY.

5 frame, and counterbalancng-lever means n- Wtnessesf terposed betweenand movably connected to J AMES BERNARD MOORE, the upper and lowerframes. 1 PETER MELVILLE STILES.

